because the sun
shines
alone -
it takes up the whole sky
and it is the only thing that makes the day bright.
and when it has to share the sky
with more than a few clouds,
it pouts
and hides
and the sun
is selfish.

because the moon
stays.
it shares the sky with its thousands of stars,
and together they make the night more beautiful
than anything could
alone.
it goes away slowly, so that we won't miss it
all at once,
and if it's gone completely then we know -
it's only for a night
and only because it has to.
it will be back
because the stars aren't the same without it.

the moon is better than the sun because
without the moon
it would just be us
against
the night.